# The Blue-Collar Trade Making Millionaires Nobody Is Talking About Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039/the-blue-collar-trade-making-millionaires-nobody-is-talking-about Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039/the-blue-collar-trade-making-millionaires-nobody-is-talking-about.md Podcast: [Dropping Bombs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039) Published: 2026-06-26T16:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://therealbradlea.libsyn.com/the-blue-collar-trade-making-millionaires-nobody-is-talking-about Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/therealbradlea/BL_VPDCST_DB-Josh-Norko-26-06.mp3?dest-id=540226 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dropping-bombs-204039/episodes/the-blue-collar-trade-making-millionaires-nobody-is-talking-about Duration seconds: 3109 ## Resource This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & Northeast Woodworks LLC LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Josh Norko β€” a former heroin addict who detoxed in Navy boot camp, hit rock bottom at 26, and walked out of a faith-based rehab program with nothing but a plan. That plan became Northeast Woodworks, a high-end custom cabinet shop he built from a two-car garage in Connecticut, packed up, and rebuilt from scratch in Central Oregon. Josh and his business partner Alex Reid break down how a solo cabinet maker can clear half a million a year, why blue-collar trades are becoming the new white collar, and how they've built a growing community teaching anyone β€” skilled or starting from zero β€” to launch and grow a cabinet business through Cabinet Mastery. Whether you're deep in addiction, stuck in a dead-end job, or just looking for a business you can build with your hands β€” Josh built his way out of all three. Now he's showing everyone else how. πŸ”— Connect with Josh & Northeast Woodworks IG: https://www.instagram.com/northeastwoodworks Cabinet Mastery IG: https://www.instagram.com/cabinetmastery YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NE_woodworks Websites: https://www.northeastww.com | https://www.cabinetmastery.pro βœ… Additional Resources New Beginnings Recovery Program (Pennsylvania): https://www.newbeginningsdrugrehab.org Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink: https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Ownership-U-S-Navy-SEALs/dp/1250183863 Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink: https://www.amazon.com/Discipline-Equals-Freedom-Field-Manual/dp/1250156947 Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube. Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-tow… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dropping-bombs-204039/episodes/the-blue-collar-trade-making-millionaires-nobody-is-talking-about/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dropping-bombs-204039/the-blue-collar-trade-making-millionaires-nobody-is-talking-about.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.